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Yuan L, Li M, Li J, Zhu TF, Dong M, Liu L. Aggregation-induced signal amplification strategy based on peptide self-assembly for ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of melanoma biomarker. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1289:342214. [PMID: 38245208 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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The detection of melanoma circulating biomarker in liquid biopsies is current under evaluation for being potentially utilized for earlier cancer diagnosis and its metastasis. Herein, we developed a non-invasive electrochemical approach for ultrasensitive detection of the S100B, serving as a potential promising blood circulating biomarker of melanoma, based on an aggregation-induced signal amplification (AISA) strategy via in-situ peptide self-assembly. The fundamental principle of this assay is that the designed amphiphilic peptides (C16-Pep-Fc), fulfilling multiple functions, feature both a recognition region for specific binding to S100B and an aggregation (self-assembly) region for the formation of peptide nanomicelles under mild conditions. The C16 tails were encapsulated within the hydrophobic core of the aggregates, while the relatively hydrophilic recognition fragment Pep and Fc tag were exposed on the outer surface for subsequent recognition of S100B and signal output. AISA provided remarkable accumulation of electroactive Fc moieties that enabled ultrasensitive S100B detection of as low as 0.02 nM, which was 10-fold lower than un-amplified approach and better than previously reported assays. As a proof-of-concept study, further experiments also highlighted the good reproducibility and stability of AISA and demonstrated its usability when applied to simulated serum samples. Hence, this work not only presented a valuable assay tool for ultrasensitive detecting protein biomarker, but also advocated for the utilization of aggregation-induced signal amplification in electrochemical biosensing system, given its considerable potential for future practical applications.
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- Liang Yuan
- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, PR China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, PR China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yixing Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Yixing, 214200, PR China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yixing Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Yixing, 214200, PR China.
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, PR China.
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Deng D, Chang Y, Liu W, Ren M, Xia N, Hao Y. Advancements in Biosensors Based on the Assembles of Small Organic Molecules and Peptides. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:773. [PMID: 37622859 PMCID: PMC10452798 DOI: 10.3390/bios13080773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Over the past few decades, molecular self-assembly has witnessed tremendous progress in a variety of biosensing and biomedical applications. In particular, self-assembled nanostructures of small organic molecules and peptides with intriguing characteristics (e.g., structure tailoring, facile processability, and excellent biocompatibility) have shown outstanding potential in the development of various biosensors. In this review, we introduced the unique properties of self-assembled nanostructures with small organic molecules and peptides for biosensing applications. We first discussed the applications of such nanostructures in electrochemical biosensors as electrode supports for enzymes and cells and as signal labels with a large number of electroactive units for signal amplification. Secondly, the utilization of fluorescent nanomaterials by self-assembled dyes or peptides was introduced. Thereinto, typical examples based on target-responsive aggregation-induced emission and decomposition-induced fluorescent enhancement were discussed. Finally, the applications of self-assembled nanomaterials in the colorimetric assays were summarized. We also briefly addressed the challenges and future prospects of biosensors based on self-assembled nanostructures.
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- Dehua Deng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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Du Y, Li Y, Liu Y, Liu N, Cheng Y, Shi Q, Liu X, Tao Z, Guo Y, Zhang J, Askaria N, Li H. Stalk-derived carbon dots as nanosensors for Fe 3+ ions detection and biological cell imaging. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1187632. [PMID: 37187884 PMCID: PMC10175696 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1187632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Introduction: Iron is one of the most important needed elements for the growth and reproduction of living organisms. The detection of iron levels is important and developing fluorescent probes with excellent sensitivity for Fe3+ ions is of great significance. Carbon dot (CDs) is a new type of fluorescent nanomaterial based on abundant and low-cost carbon elements. The use of widely distributed renewable agricultural waste straw as a carbon precursor to prepare CDs sensor can not only reduce the pollution caused by burning straw to the atmospheric environment, but also achieve the transformation of resources from waste to treasure. Methods: In this study, CDs were obtained from corn stalk powder by pyrolysis and microwave process. The sensitivity and linear response range of CDs sensor was studied through analyzing the effect of different Fe3+ ions concentrations on the fluorescence quenching. The application of CDs in biological cell imaging was investigated using HGC-27 cells. Results: The fluorescence quenching showed a good linear relationship with the Fe3+ concentration in the range from 0 to 128 μM, and a low detection limit of 63 nM. In addition, the CDs have high recognition for Fe3+ ions. Meanwhile, the CDs have a low cytotoxicity and desirable biocompatibility, allowing the multicolor living cell imaging. Conclusion: The prepared CDs can be used as fluorescent sensors for the selective detection of Fe3+ ions and biological cell imaging. Our results supported that the conversion of agricultural waste into carbon nanomaterials has great potential to be developed.
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- Yongchao Du
- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
- *Correspondence: Naiyun Liu, ; Xiang Liu, ; Haitao Li,
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Medicine and Chemical Engineering, Zhenjiang College, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Medicine and Chemical Engineering, Zhenjiang College, Zhenjiang, China
- *Correspondence: Naiyun Liu, ; Xiang Liu, ; Haitao Li,
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
- Zhenjiang Municipal Key Laboratory of High Technology for Basic and Translational Research on Exosomes, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
- *Correspondence: Naiyun Liu, ; Xiang Liu, ; Haitao Li,
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Raghuwanshi VS, Lin M, Garnier G. Biomolecules adsorption to trigger the self-assembly of nanospheres and nanorods. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Assali M, Jaradat N, Maqboul L. The Formation of Self-Assembled Nanoparticles Loaded with Doxorubicin and d-Limonene for Cancer Therapy. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:42096-42104. [PMID: 36440142 PMCID: PMC9686194 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Self-assembled nanoparticles present unique properties that have potential applications in the development of a successful drug delivery system. Doxorubicin (DOX) is an important anti-neoplastic anthracycline chemotherapeutic drug widely described. However, it suffers from serious dose-dependent cardiotoxicity. d-Limonene is a major constituent of numerous citrus oils that is considered a specific monoterpene against free radicals producing antioxidant activity. Herein, we aimed to design three types of self-assembled nanodelivery systems (nanoemulsion, niosomes, and polylactide nanoparticles) for loading both DOX and d-limonene to enhance the solubilization of d-limonene and provide antioxidant activity with excellent anticancer activity. As confirmed by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy, the nanoparticles were prepared successfully with diameter sizes of 52, 180, and 257 nm for the DOX-loaded nanoemulsion, niosomes, and polylactide nanoparticles, respectively. The zeta potential values were above -30 mV in all cases, which confirms the formation of stable nanoparticles. The loading efficiency of DOX was the highest in the case of the DOX-loaded nanoemulsion (75.8%), followed by niosomes (62.8%), and the least was in the case of polylactide nanoparticles with a percentage of 50.2%. The in vitro release study of the DOX-loaded nanoparticles showed a sustained release profile of doxorubicin with the highest release in the case of DOX-loaded PDLLA nanoparticles. The kinetic release model for all developed nanoparticles was the Peppas-Sahlin model, demonstrating DOX release through Fickian diffusion phenomena. Moreover, all developed nanoparticles maintain the antioxidant activity of d-limonene. The cytotoxicity study of the DOX-loaded nanoparticles showed concentration-dependent anticancer activity with excellent anticancer activity in the case of the DOX-loaded nanoemulsion and polylactide nanoparticles. These nanoparticles will be further studied in vivo to prove the cardioprotective effect of d-limonene in combination with DOX.
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Recent Development in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Cholesterol Detection. CHEMOSENSORS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors9050098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Functional nanomaterials have attracted significant attention in a variety of research fields (in particular, in the healthcare system) because of the easily controllable morphology, their high chemical and environmental stability, biocompatibility, and unique optoelectronic and sensing properties. The sensing properties of nanomaterials can be used to detect biomolecules such as cholesterol. Over the past few decades, remarkable progress has been made in the production of cholesterol biosensors that contain nanomaterials as the key component. In this article, various nanomaterials for the electrochemical sensing of cholesterol were reviewed. Cholesterol biosensors are recognized tools in the clinical diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The function of nanomaterials in cholesterol biosensors were thoroughly discussed. In this study, different pathways for the sensing of cholesterol with functional nanomaterials were investigated.
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